Bio in new truck - Diesel Forum

oakj423 · 03-27-2006, 02:41 PM

In a month or so I was going to buy a new f250. I know the engine is supposed to be "broken in". Anyone have an opinion on starting it off right away on B100? I would like to run B100 all of the time but am not sure what running it during "break-in" would do. Thoughts?

scottefontay · 03-27-2006, 06:43 PM

As long as the fuel is good quality and you don't have any cold weather issues, there will be no problems with never ever ever putting No. 2 in the truck. Quite the opposite. But... You may want to start running on No. 2 for a little while so that you know what the truck feels like with fuel that is spec. so that if there are ever any problems you have a control to compare to. Just a thought.

jdr01 · 03-27-2006, 08:54 PM

I have been useing B-50 since the day after I bought the '06 truck, about 900 miles ago. Just worried that if I have any trouble the dealers will blame the fuel for a bad transmission or something. I will try the B-100 as soon as it warms up around here. I was running B-100 in my 7.3 with no problems.

scottefontay · 03-27-2006, 09:13 PM

Check out the act referenced below, From another forum, Burnveggies.net

> The Magnuson-Moss Act allegedly says that use of
> biodiesel doesn't void your warranty. Or use of any
> fuel or fuel additve (that meets standards) doesn't
> void your warranty, because the engine manufacturer
> warranty the parts and workmanship. And they would
> have to prove that the fuel caused the damage.
>
> However, Ford and VW say using a blend above B5 voids
> your warranty. Can they do that and does that
> override the Magnuson-Moss Act?
>
> Do we need a test case to challenge the car
> manufacturers if the law is really on our side?
>
> We (at the BioFuel Oasis) have a customer that wants
> to talk to a lawyer about suing because the Ford
> dealer is refusing to honor the warranty because of
> biodiesel.
>
> Is anyone out there a lawyer that can really research
> this law and the case history of it? Or does anyone
> have real experience and knowledge with these warranty
> issues? Has anyone pursued something like this
> before?
>

dkenna · 03-28-2006, 07:21 AM

Seems to me unless they can prove the bio fuel was made to ASTM standards they will not have a "test case" against Ford from the onset, making it nothing but a nusiance suit.
The word "allegedly" at the beginning is very troublesome.
I am sure there are laws inreguard to using a product outside of an manufactures recomendations that would come in to play in a case of this type.